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December 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Hits US With $227,000 Sanction for Discovery Misconduct

“The court previously declined to impose monetary sanctions for the United States’ discovery misconduct throughout this litigation, which has involved inconsistencies, late disclosures, and the spoliation of evidence, although such conduct is unacceptable,” the judge held in an earlier ruling.
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December 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Burns White Names Conshohocken Litigator as New CEO

Stuart O'Neal previously served as the firm's first chief privacy officer and co-chaired its professional liability and cybersecurity departments. He succeeds Mary-Jo Rebelo, the firm's first female CEO, who left for a general counsel role with a firm client.
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December 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

2024 Year in Review: Land Use and Zoning Law in Philadelphia

This past year, the city of Philadelphia approved and implemented several impactful pieces of legislation affecting land use and zoning law.
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December 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 4, 2024—Post & Schell, Tucker Arensberg

Post & Schell announced that Abraham Rein, a near 20-year veteran white collar defense attorney, has been named chair of Post & Schell’s white collar and internal investigations practice group.
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December 03, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells, Reed Smith Add Tax Partners in DC, San Francisco

Jay Singer joins Hogan Lovells from A&O Shearman while Saba Shatara moves to Reed Smith from Deloitte.
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December 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Defense Bar Is Feeling the Strain: Busy Med Mal Trial Schedules Might Be Phila.'s 'New Normal'

“We’re going to get busier with more cases filed,” Marshall Dennehey shareholder Gary Samms said. “So for the group of people that try a lot of the cases, there’s going to be no relief for us.”
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December 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Testamentary Exception Does Not Permit a Decedent to Impliedly Waive a Survivor’s Attorney-Client Privilege

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that the testamentary exception to the attorney-client privilege does “not grant the deceased client the power to waive a privilege held by” the living, even if doing so would further the decedent’s testamentary intent.
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December 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: Contributory Negligence Can Be a Bar to Legal Malpractice Recovery

Is contributory negligence a complete bar to legal malpractice recovery?
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December 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 3, 2024—Stradley Ronon, Pierson Ferdinand

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young Philadelphia partner Brian Murphy is scheduled to serve as a presenter at the Investment Adviser Association (IAA) 2024 Compliance Workshops on Dec. 10 in Chicago.
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December 03, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Missing Out on Tens of Thousands of Views, Big Law Balks at TikTok

One Am Law 100 firm's most viewed video, coming in with about 27,000 views, is about whether attorneys should place one or two spaces after a period. A Second Hundred firm scored with its day-in-the-life profiles, which follow associates' daily schedules.
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